Adam Biddle (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Adam Biddle
fullname = Adam Biddle


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|07|27|df=y
cityofbirth = Sydney
countryofbirth = Australia
height = height|m=1.87
currentclub = Sydney FC
clubnumber = 21
contractend = 2009
position = Right Winger
youthyears = 1994-1997
1997-1999
1999-2003
2004-2005
youthclubs = Macquarie Dragons
North Epping Rangers
Northern Spirit FC
Parramatta Eagles
years = 2005–2007
2007– "present"
clubs = Blacktown City Demons
Sydney FC
caps(goals) =
12 (1)

nationalteam =
nationalyears =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 19 February 2008
ntupdate =

Adam Biddle (born 27 July 1988) in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian footballer who plays for Sydney FC.

Club career

Impressive form for NSW Premier League side Blacktown City Demons earned him much praise, and after trialling amongst several other players, was signed on a 2 year deal by manager Branko Culina as one of three Under/20 players required by each A-League club.

Biddle has played with many clubs in his short career. When part of the make-up of the Parramatta-Melita Eagles, he was awarded the chance to trial with Manchester United. He has also had spells with a number of NSW State squads over the years. Biddle later joined Blacktown at the age of 17, and was part of the 2006 squad that won the Johnny Warren cup, and 2007 championship.

Biddle made his debut for Sydney FC against the Central Coast Mariners in the opening game of the season on August 24, 2007; but was given few opportunities under Culina. Under new manger John Kosmina, Biddle played his first full game for the club in the LA Galaxy exhibition match at Telstra Stadium on November 27, and shot to fame for retaliating, when he was stomped on by Galaxy defender Kevin Harmse. Only weeks later, playing the club he debuted against, Biddle showed moments of brilliance and scored his first ever goal for Sydney FC to level the scores 3-3, on the way to the famous 5-4 victory over the Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford.

In his debut season (2007/08) with the club, Biddle started two games, appeared as a substitute on ten more occasions, featured in other trial and exhibition matches, as well as the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championships in Hawaii; and won the Sydney FC Young Player Of The Year.

Trivia

Biddle attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview until representative football commitments clashed with the college's compulsory Saturday sports policy. He left Riverview on mutual terms and joined Epping Boys High School, where he completed his Higher School Certificate in the class of 2005, and was a member of the schools Puma Cup winning team containing fellow A-League stars Jordan Simpson and Tyler Simpson. The school is a few minutes walk from Sydney FC's current training ground at Macquarie University.

External links

* [http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=sydfc_playerprofile_item&pid=1488 Sydney FC profile]